By Marty Lipp

World Music Features Seu JorgeFor Seu Jorge's parents, “the real measurement of success was that I become a man with dignity, a man with his own internal compass and was not compromised."
By Marty Lipp

World Music Features Ry CooderRy Cooder has played with the Rolling Stones, Captain Beefheart and Jackson Browne, as well as Ali Farka Toure and the Buena Vista Social Club. So where did he go for his latest solo album? Back home.
By Marty Lipp

African Legends Angelique KidjoA diminutive woman from a small country, Angélique Kidjo has had a big impact in world music. Born in Benin, Kidjo had initially intended to be a civil rights attorney.
By Marty Lipp

African Legends Mahlathini and the Mahotella QueensThough they were stars in South Africa since the mid-1960s, Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens became an international sensation 20 years later as part of the first wave of world music to hit the States.
By Marty Lipp

World Music Features AuktyonAuktyon, echoing the short-lived No Wave movement as part of Leningrad’s underground scene, has been making music together for over 25 years. The band’s lyrics are often more Dada than deep, choosing words for sound or resonance more than literal meaning.
By Marty Lipp